The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-08-18
RaVenna Markets.

The days are growing shorter.
Kent and Akron teams are playin
cricket.
Prosecutor Maxson has returne,
from his N. Y. trip.
Capt. Cyrus Mason is lying sick a
his residence op East Main street.
Deputy Sheriff Congdon is seriously
sick with inflammation of the bow els.
Judge.Johnson will probably presid,
at the next term of Common Plea
Court.
Don't forget the excursion to Geaug,
Lake, by the Universalist 8. g., or
Friday.
The Congregational s. 8. picniced al
Silver Lake Friday. The usual gooo
time is reported.
Mrs. Ann Baine. of Allegheny City
Pa, formerly resident of this city, is
visiting friends here.
Divine service at Grace Church nexl
Sunday. A er morning service Sun
day School, J usual.
M. Stuart, Esq LETT for Saratoga and
other points Esst Sunday morning, to
be absent about one week.
The Beech Woods school will begin
the fall term Aug. Goth. Sarah Marvin
will be the teacher.
The Annual Meeting of the Western
Resel We Association of Uniyersalists
will be held in Akron, Sept. 2, 3 and A.
Mr.. Charles Traphagen and daugh-
ter q trace, of MsssiIIon, were the guests
of Mr.. and Ms. e. Y. Lacey on Tues
day.
N. III. Smith and family left Satur-
day for Ober j, to visit e1Cs aud
relatives, expec ing TO be absent about
q week.
A meeting of the Directors of Portage
County AgI icuitural Society will be held
on the Fair Grounds i'll Itavenna, August
WI.
that every Director should be pj. ent.
K s. Wing, SECY.
L. E. Rodenbaugh has the contract
for building the new school house at
Kent, his bid for the entire job being
SIS, ,444. Work has already been oom.
menced.
c. Ii. Kelso and E. E. France, of
the Kent Gun Club, took part in the
at Gallon last Wednes-
day. They captured their share of
the prize money.
Marshal Deitz having resigned. E.
F. Cannon has been appoint ed to the
place. and went on duty Tuesday
morning.
Mr.. John Bradshaw, an old resident
of Aurora, died at his home in that
place, on Wed !. ,day, the 10th inst
after an illness of on ly three days, aged
70 years.
The italian woman, an account of
whose supposed accidental shooting
we gave two weeks ago, died Monday
from the effects of her in
juries.
Mr.. John Fletcher will sell his fine
farm of IA acres, known as the Hud
SON farm, at auction, on Saturday,
Sept. 10th. See his advertisement in
another column.
B. P. Converse and wife arrived from
Texas on Wednesday last and expect
to remain with their Ravenna friends
several weeks. The southern country
evidently agrees with them.
Col. o. G. Risdon returned from
on Friday. His health has
very materially during his
stay upon the island. and his friends
all hope the improvement will be per-
The prospects are that the Univer.
salist Excursion to Geauga Lake to.
(Friday) will be very happy
one, and SO cheap, only IS cents for a
ride of 100 miles, or one fourth regular
fare.
There will be no services at the Uni
versalist Church next Sunday. Rev.
and Mrs. Viz on go o Pennsylvania
at that time - attend a reunion of the
Wilson family. Services as usual the
following SunGay.
Harry Beaver has secured position
with the newly organized orchestra at
the Academy of Music, in Akron,
under the leadership of Prof. G. W.
Humphrey. He entered upon the
duties of bis position on Monday.
w. L. King, Esq, a former resident
of Ravenna, now living at 124 N. JEFF
ferson St., Dayton. O., hes been quite
seriously IL. but is now improving,
and it is hoped he will soon be up
again.
After three attempts to get bids for
the Insane bu- ding at the Tnfirmary
within the amount a owed, the Com
missioners have given up building this
year. Several bids were made. but
none of them could be accepted, for
the reason stated.
"Ravepna is ra sing that old nc T.
lar whine about the poor condition of
the county Jail. If Ravenna don't
like that Jail Kent viii relieve her of
il u-GKent News
We weren't saying a word" were
we? But honestly, neighbor, tnere
isn't enough pure water in Plum
Creek o make that jail fit for hog
20 wa low in. Fact.
Letters remaining in the Postoffice
at Ravenna Aug. 16, 1887.
Mrs. ]. A. Bowman. Mrs. Thos.
Burk, Mrs. A. E. Dickinson, Miss
Annie Finch, Mr.. o. F. Haymaker,
Hudson Bros, Mrs. Mary e. Parker.
Supt. F. Treudley, of Youngstown,
now working in the Teachers Insti-
tute, will deliver a Free Lecture on
Astronomy. illr strated by a Stereop